Allen Maldonado | |
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Born | Bellflower, California, U.S. | May 20, 1983
Occupation(s) | Actor, Filmmaker, Entrepreneur |
Years active | 2002–present |
Website | Official website |
Allen Maldonado (born May 20, 1983) is an American actor and filmmaker best known for his roles as Curtis in the ABC comedy Black-ish , Bobby in the TBS series The Last O.G. , Rooster in the Starz drama series Heels , and Alan Decker in the Peacock original movie Psych 3: This Is Gus . He is also an entrepreneur and runs his own clothing line and an app called Everybody Digital. [1]
Maldonado grew up in California. He was mostly raised by his mother, as he lost his father at a young age. Maldonado is of Puerto Rican and African-American descent.
His first big role was in Friday After Next and he credits Ice Cube for giving him his "first shot on set." [2] Soon after, Maldonado began making short films that appeared at numerous film circuits and won various awards. However, he found this dissatisfying as once the short film ran it would stop and cease to play elsewhere. While working on the show Black-ish , series creator Kenya Barris inspired him to create an app that specialized in getting short films notoriety. The app dubbed Everybody Digital launched on October 3, 2017, and has been described as "the Netflix of short films." [1]
Maldonado joined the cast of the 2018 remake of the 1972 film Super Fly . [3] He appears in the TBS series The Last O.G. as Cousin Bobby, a character that develops along with Tracy Morgan's lead character Tray. [4]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Friday After Next | Juvenile #3 | |
2004 | A Beautiful Life | Porfilio | Short film |
East L.A. King | Esclavo | Direct-to-Video | |
2005 | America 101 | Train Station Agent | |
States of Grace | Rob | ||
2007 | 4 Life | Chauncey | Direct-to-Video |
Live Free or Die Hard | Goatee | ||
2008 | A Good Day to Be Black and Sexy | Jabari | Segment: "Tonight" |
Ball Don't Lie | Sin | ||
The Midnight Meat Train | Lead Gangbanger | ||
Rome & Jewel | Mercury | ||
2009 | Underground Street Flippers | Extravagent | Short film |
Lost Angels | Bishop | ||
The Grind | Eddie the Tweeker | ||
The Ugly Truth | Duane | ||
The Bee | Jamal Baker VII | ||
2010 | The Power of Liquor | Andre | Short film |
In 30 Minutes | Paul | Short film | |
2011 | Mimesis | Duane | |
Assumption | Derrick | Short film | |
2012 | One Decision Away | Gerald | Short film |
Just One Look | Darryl | Short film | |
An Awakening | Jake | Short film | |
2013 | Who the F*ck Is Uncle Joe? | Tim | Short film |
The Violin | Jerry Shivers | Short film | |
2014 | All Hail the King | Fletcher Heggs | Short film |
Cut! | Francis 'Jamal' Jefferson | ||
The Equalizer | Marcus | ||
Cake | Buddy | ||
108 Stitches | Maurice 'Mo' Jamal | ||
2015 | Dope | Allen the Bouncer | |
Forgiveness | PJ | ||
Straight Outta Compton | Tone | ||
If Not for His Grace | Dog | ||
2016 | Unstuck | Jacob | Short film |
King Me | Will Lowery | Short film | |
2017 | South Dakota | Gang Leader | |
Smartass | Antwan | ||
Quest: The Truth Always Rises | Chris | ||
Where's the Money | Juice | ||
Miss Me This Christmas | Ulysses Danbert | ||
Trump's America | Will Lowery | Short film | |
Officer Lincoln Holly | Ofc: Manny Juarez | Short film | |
2018 | NBA | Fantasy League Player | Short film |
First Match | Juan | ||
Superfly | Litty | ||
2020 | Project Power | Landry | |
2022 | American Carnage | Big Mac | |
2023 | House Party | Kyle | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | The Young and the Restless | Jamal | 17 episodes |
2005 | Las Vegas | Jamal | Episode: "One Nation, Under Surveillance" |
Judging Amy | Diesel | 2 episodes | |
The Shield | Flash | Episode: "Bang" | |
2006 | Evan Dayne | 2 episodes | |
In Justice | Donald Brooks | Episode: "Another Country" | |
Standoff | M.J. Martinez | Episode: "Life Support" | |
2007 | Celebrity Deathmatch | Lil Wayne (voice) | Episode: "King of the Lil' People" |
2009 | Lie to Me | Caden | Episode: "The Better Half" |
2010 | Rizzoli & Isles | Cruncha | Episode: "Sympathy for the Devil" |
Detroit 1-8-7 | Paul Osborne | Episode: "Home Invasion/Drive-By" | |
2011 | Chase | Lawrence Lucky Vargas | Episode: "Roundup" |
2013 | The Start Up | Manny | TV pilot |
2014–2016 | You're the Worst | Honeynutz | Recurring 13 episodes |
2014–2019 | Black Jesus | Young L.I.L. | 2 episodes |
2015 | Bones | Keith Miller | Episode: "The Teacher in the Books" |
Ana Mead | Rocko The God | Episode #1.4 | |
Survivor's Remorse | DeShauwn May | 2 episodes | |
2015–2019 | Black-ish | Curtis Miller Jr. | Recurring |
2016 | Kirby Buckets | Mr. Fister | Episode: "Weekend with Inga" |
Major Crimes | Jon Barnes | 2 episodes | |
Ringside | Spencer | TV movie | |
Noches con Platanito | Himself | Episode: "Allen Maldonado/Diana Isabel Acevedo/Karen Carreño/Paloma Ruiz/Jose Luis Badalt/Los Rodriguez de Sinaloa" | |
Blaze and the Monster Machines | Falcon 3 (voice) | Episode: "Falcon Quest" | |
2017 | Rosewood | Victor 'Lil V' Rivera | Episode: "Mummies & Meltdowns" |
NCIS | Raymond Smith | Episode: "Burden of Proof" | |
2018–2020 | The Last O.G. | Cousin Bobby/Clyde | Main cast |
2019 | Liza on Demand | Kyle | 2 episodes |
Elena of Avalor | Rocco (voice) | Episode: "Changing of the Guard" | |
2020 | Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Tim Dunkman (voice) | Episode: "Air Turtle/Pizza Puffs" |
Sneakerheads | Devin | 6 episodes | |
2021 | Maya and the Three | Rico (voice) | 9 episodes |
Psych 3: This Is Gus | Alan Decker | Television film | |
2021–2023 | The Wonder Years | Coach Long | 15 episodes |
Heels | Rooster Robbins | 16 episodes [5] [6] | |
2024 | Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft | Zip (voice) |
Year | Title | Role |
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2012 | Prototype 2 | Hispanic Gangster |
2013 | Grand Theft Auto V | The Local Population |
2016 | Mafia III | Additional Cinematics Cast |
Year | Title | Director | (Executive) Producer | Writer | Editor | Cinematographer | Extra |
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2009 | Underground Street Flippers | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also composer |
2010 | The Power of Liquor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
In 30 Minutes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also sound editor | |
2011 | Assumption | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
2012 | One Decision Away | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Also sound editor |
2013 | Who the F*ck Is Uncle Joe? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
2016–2017 | Survivor's Remorse | No | No | Yes | No | No | Story editor and writer; 20 episodes |
2017 | 400 to Oahu.. | No | No | No | No | No | 'Special Thanks' |
2018 | A Father's Love | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
2019 | The Last O.G. | No | No | Yes | No | No | Executive story editor and writer; 10 episodes |
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